– Pope Calixtus III orders the “Noon Bell” for protection against the Turkish invasions (1456) - Saint Martha "The things I could do if I knew how to persuade her to help me!" Marthe Robin was a French [...] Workshop on the theme "Marthe Robin and Father de Montfort," at the 2004 International Meeting in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, France.

August 4 – Our Lady of Dordrecht (The Netherlands) - Saint John Mary Vianney, Holy Curé of Ars Our Lady of Altagracia: A Basilica for the New World The Dominican Republic is a Catholic island in the heart [...] currently set on the altar, was brought from Spain to the New World in the early 16th century. Pope Saint John Paul II prayed in front of this image on October 12, 1992, during his visit to the Dominican

August 2 – Saint Peter Julian Eymard (d. August 1, 1868) Cured at the sight of the Marian Chapel In 1638, near the southern France town of Castellane lived a 9-year old boy named John Latil, who was deaf

saved in the ark, so great sinners will gain salvation in Mary.'' (Saint Bernard) Saint Gertrude saw a vision of Mary welcoming lions, bears and tigers. She realized that these were abandoned sinners who went [...] sinners cease to be beasts. Saint Gertrude saw Mary with all kinds of wild animals under her mantle. These represented sinners whom Mary welcomed the moment they turned to her. Saint Alphonsus Liguori, The [...] August 1 – Saint Alphonsus of Liguori (d. 1787) Noah’s ark is a true figure of Mary A sinner who goes to Mary must never be afraid of being rejected. ''Mary is the new ark. As brute animals were saved

July 23 – Our Lady of the Pillar (Italy, 1684) – Saint Bridget of Sweden Mary always responds The following story happened in Vienna, Austria, in the year 1920. A priest named Father Peter, offered to [...] Father Peter decided to sit in a corner of the room and pray his Rosary. He thought about the words of Saint Clement Hafbauer, the Apostle of Vienna: "When I visit a dying person, I say my Rosary, and it's never

August 8 – Our Lady of Kuehn (Belgium) - Saint Dominic of Guzman (1170-1221) Popes have always exalted the power of the Rosary In his struggle against the Albigensian heretics, who attacked all the truths [...] and especially the divine maternity and virginity of Mary with horrible blasphemies, the Spaniard Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order, while defending vigorously the sanctity of these dogmas,

July 22 – Our Lady of Hermits (Switzerland) – Saint Mary Magdalena Fruits of grace in Medjugorje Pope Francis has decided to authorize pilgrimages to Medjugorje, which can now be officially organized by

(Cotignac, France, 1519) - Saint Lawrence 200 rugby players on a pilgrimage to Lourdes The sight of these big men who are here to pray to Mary, like Bernadette, the little saint of the Pyrenees, is pretty

24 – Consecration of the Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart by Pope Leo XIII (Italy, 1881) - Saint Charbel Makhlouf (Lebanon, 1828-1898) An idea sprang up, inspired by the Virgin Mary Marie-Hélène

started as a spark from Poland ,” she said, and invited readers to see the diary of Saint Faustina Kowalska for context. Saint Faustina, often called the apostle of the Divine Mercy, recorded in her diary that [...] July 14 – Our Lady Help of Christians (Italy, 1723) - Saint Bonaventure (d. 1274), Doctor of the Church A massive prayer gathering to do Our Lady’s bidding Rosary Coast to Coast aims to unite Catholics